And did you get it modded? The PlayStation Vita will always be one of the more fascinating gaming devices to come out of Sony. It was powerful, beautiful, and produced some of the most inventive games on the market. And yet, it didn’t really go anywhere. It kind of just hit and then slowly fizzled away over the next several years, surviving on niche JRPGs and celebrated visual novels. For some, it was theirPersonamachine and nothing more....
Check out the new-for-Steam tileset up close You don’t need amap legendto appreciate the new graphical world ofDwarf Fortress. The one-of-a-kind, eternal, deep-beyond-belief simulation game is coming to Steam eventually (the store page reminds us that “time is subjective“), and when it does, it’ll sport a world map that’s far more approachable to the untrained eye. Co-creator Tarn Adamspreviewed the designin a news post. “The image is larger and square since we’ve moved from 8×12 ASCII glyphs to 16×16 tiles,” Tarn said of the work-in-progress map....
Koei’s in-houseDynasty Warriorsdevelopment team, Omega Force, has launched aWeb sitepromoting a new mystery game for the Nintendo DS. Of course, we use the term “mystery” loosely as even without the above teaser image, one wouldn’t have to thinktoolong and hard before guessing it will involve medieval Asian soldiers in some way. I was hoping for something 100% fresh from Omega Force, but clues on the site seem to suggest another Sengoku period game, possibly based on theSamurai WarriorsIP....
A cheesy take on why E3 is more than just a convention For the past few years, a speculative question has been buzzing around as we get closer and closer to summer: Is E3 dying? By the mid-2010s, game studios started to pull their booths and presentations out from under the E3 banner because of costs, and the event started selling tickets to the public when it was usually known for being more exclusive for those in the industry....
The Avengerscame out in theaters earlier this month, and if you haven’t heard, it’spretty great. Ubisoft is still working on the movie tie-in game, though, which they premiered at their press conference today. TitledMarvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, the trailer showed no gameplay footage, but it did confirm that we’d be seeing more than just the characters used in the film. Though licensing prevents Spider-Man and the X-Men from showing up in theMarvel Cinematic Universe, the trailer shows Wolverine, Spider-Man, Magneto, and Venom all fighting each other....
Will include locations from the Sequel Trilogy Earlier today, EA confirmed a newStar Wars Battlefrontfor release next year. The game will reportedly include content from the new film trilogy, according to EA CFO Blake Jorgensen. Although he neglected to mention specifics, it’s worth noting that J.J. Abrams’ famous “Mystery Box” keptStar Warslicensees from pulling much of anything fromThe Force Awakensitself. From what I’ve gathered, director Rian Johnson seems to be much less secretive aboutEpisode VIII; I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more licensed content appear during or after the film’s release....
Puppy Love Leading up to Halloween, I’ve been wanting to write about horror games because that’s what you do in October, right? I still might; I’m playing the oft-recommendedFatal Frame IIfor the first time now and am planning to revisitCondemned. But before I get to those, I have been thinking about games that aren’t traditionally deemed scary that managed to get to me anyway. My mind jumps back to Shiny Entertainment’s classic action-platformerEarthworm Jim 2....
I just want to pet them all The Song of Sevenis a beautiful adventure game, I mean just look at it! The art style reminds me a bit ofOkamiorThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. It’s trying to get funded on Kickstarter for the low amount of $8,000, with $5,300 of that pledged at the time of writing with 43 hours left. That amount seems awfully low for something coming to PlayStation 4 and Wii U, but maybe it is a lot cheaper to put out games than I thought....
Try these on for game names: “If I Were in a Sealed Room With a Girl” and “Code of Princess” I love how Japan can just throw together some English words and make us accept it as something that makes sense. Both of these titles were revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu as upcoming 3DS games for Japan. If I Were in a Sealed Room With a Girl, published by D3, is just as sad as it sounds....
In what will be very welcome news for players ofFinal Fantasy XIV, there is finally a release date for 7.1 Crossroads, and we don’t have long to wait – it’s coming on November 12. The announcement came as part of today’s Live Letter 84, during which we also had many in-game sneak peeks of new content that will be coming with the patch. WithDawntrailhaving released on July 2, it’s been a long four month wait for the new content that has been expected and teased ever since....
Interested being the operative word Over the weekend at PAX Prime 2014, Destructoid sat down with veteran Square Enix producer Hajime Tabata to discussFinal Fantasy Type-0.We did that.It was good. Then, seemingly at random, he mentioned how much time he spends watchingLeague of Legendsand other multiplayer online battle arena games (MOBAs) on Twitch. I love a good tangent. So naturally, I inquired if he’s ever thought of working on aMOBA of his own....
Burning Down the (Three) Houses Nintendo has releaseda new trailerfor the upcoming Switch musou-likeFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Developed by the anime lovers over at Omega Force, the strategic brawler will see some ofFE: Three Houses’scholarly legends step onto the battlefield in explosive 1 vs. 1000 action. Similar to its JRPG origins,Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopeswill see the player align with one of the great houses of the Garreg Mach Monastery — The Black Eagles, The Blue Lions, or The Golden Deer — before charging into battle alongside each house captain and their finest and most adept students and warriors....
Over hyped? The first ever footage ofPokémon Gowas revealed at SXSW by John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, the developer of the game. This early first glimpse leaves much to be desired, as the graphics and gameplay seem rather dull. What happened to using yourPokémonto battle other wild creatures likeshown in the announcement trailer? Instead, it looks like you just toss balls atPokémonfaces until they are finally caught. I’ll still givePokémon Goa chance when it releases later this year on mobile devices, but my hype has been all but destroyed....
